It all seems ridiculously terrifying, this idea that in order to claim your Fifth Amendment, you now need to know how to call the on-the-fly legal equivalent of „safesies.“ Your right to remain silent just got more complicated, and it will require potential criminals to be more informed about their protections and the linguistic details on how to invoke them. „But does it really mean that the suspect must use the exact words ‚Fifth Amendment‘? How can an individual who is not a lawyer know that these particular words are legally magic?“ Breyer wrote.
Daily Archives: 17. Juni 2013
Kabel Deutschland Says It Has Been Approached by Liberty Global
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, Germany’s largest cable provider, said it has received an offer from Liberty Global Plc, which is vying with Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) for control of the company.
Putin and Obama agree to push both sides in Syrian conflict to Geneva talks
“We do have differing perspectives on the problem but we share an interest in reducing the violence, securing chemical weapons and ensuring that they‘re neither used nor are they subject to proliferation,” Obama said. “We want to try to resolve the issue through political means if possible.”
CIA-Informant lieferte „Sauerland-Zelle“ militärische Sprengzünder
(06.09.2008) Kurz nachdem bekannt geworden ist, dass die deutsche Bundesregierung 1980 von einem Informanten Kenntnisse direkt aus der Kommandoebene der “Roten Armee Fraktion” (RAF) hatte, flog heute auch noch auf, dass ein Informant der CIA sowie eines türkischen Geheimdienstes im August 2007 militärische Sprengzünder für die sogenannte “Sauerland-Zelle” lieferte, welche doch laut der Behörde der Generalbundesanwältin Monika Harms vor hatte, ganze Grossstädte in die Luft zu jagen.
Merkel defends Internet surveillance before Obama visit
she also made clear that such methods were necessary to combat terrorism, pointing out that U.S. intelligence had helped lead to the arrest in 2007 of the so-called „Sauerland“ cell. Members of the group were later convicted of plotting major attacks on U.S. targets in Germany.
More Than Half The Senate Skips Town Rather Than Attend Briefing About NSA Surveillance
So, with all this heat coming down on Washington, how is it possible that less than half of our senators could be bothered to stick around DC long enough to catch a classified briefing on domestic surveillance?
I fear the chilling effect of NSA surveillance on the open internet
Snowden‘s NSA leak revelations are changing people‘s assumptions about online privacy, killing trust in web freedom
Wie kommt die EU eigentlich darauf, mit den Amerikanern ein Freihandelsabkommen verhandeln zu wollen?
Es gibt nichts, was wir auf der Gegenseite zu gewinnen hätten. Kann mal jemand dieses Pfeifen zurückpfeifen?
German FinMin wants to visist Athens
Apparently Stournaras invited Schaeuble to Athens and he accepted.
The date of Schaeuble’s visit is not known yet.
Russia says it will not allow Syria no-fly zones
Russia, a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council, will not permit no-fly zones to be imposed over Syria, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday.
Meeting with Obama went ‚very well‘ says Italian premier
‚Could not have gone better‘
Court rules: ERT must open again!!! – Live Blogging from Athens, Jun 17/2013
The crucial meeting among Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partners Evangelos Venizelos (PASOK) and Fotis Kouvelis (Democratic Left) meet at 7:30 pm. Coalition government cohesion is at risk after Samaras ordered the shut down of public broadcaster ERT on June 11th 2013.
Portuguese teachers boycott exams in anti-austerity strike
Thousands of teachers across Portugal walked away from final exams held at secondary schools on Monday to protest against planned spending cuts in education, leaving many pupils unable to take the tests, unions said.
Berlusconi tells Letta govt to break EU budget rules
Say someone should have courage to confront Brussels
European Commission urges Greek gov’t partners “to keep the political stability”
I think the European Commission got some kind of cold feet over the possibility of Greece’s coalition government collapse.
Anti-G8 march parades through Enniskillen
Protesters advocating a diverse range of causes and campaigns, both local and global, took part.
Warnung Israels nach den Wahlen im Iran
Israels kriegslüsterne Führung erlitt dieses Wochenende einen schweren Schlag mit der Verkündung des Sieges von Hassan Rohani bei den iranischen Präsidentschaftswahlen, der die Bühne frei macht für einen diplomatie-orientierten Reformer, der Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ersetzt und einen Strich durch alle Kriegspläne macht, die sie hegte.
Ron Paul – Obamas Syrienpolitik sieht Bushs Irakpolitik sehr ähnlich
Kurz nach Beginn des Krieges gegen den Irak fanden wir heraus, dass die Fakten und Geheimdienstinformationen, die der Politik angepasst worden waren, nichts waren als Lügen, die von neokonservativen Kriegstreibern und bezahlten Informanten vorgebracht worden waren, wie dem berüchtigten und später geständigen als „Curveball“ bekannt gewordenen Lügner. Aber wir scheinen nichts daraus gelernt zu haben, dass wir schon früher zum Narren gehalten worden waren.
“Geoengineering”-Studie der Bundeswehr relativiert Abkommen gegen Wetterwaffen von 1976
“Bekämpfung des Klimawandels”: Ein neues Planspiel des Militärs lässt es im Jahre 2027 im Inneren marschieren, um die Manipulation der Erdatmosphäre zu sichern.
13 Shocking Photos Of Brazilian Military Police Brutalizing Protesters in São Paulo
BCC reported that „State governor Geraldo Alckmin branded the rioters ‚vandals‘ and promised to act to avoid a repeat of the violence. ‚The police acted with professionalism,‘ Mr. Alckmin said, rejecting claims that they had used excessive force.“
However, these photos tell a different story. Events are still unfolding.
Edward Snowden Q and A: NSA whistleblower answers your questions
The whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in NSA history is answering your questions about the NSA surveillance revelations – follow it live now
Xi meets Ethiopian PM on bilateral cooperation
Xi said the development of bilateral relations offers a great opportunity as the two countries are both at a crucial period of nation building and have a similar governing philosophy.
New poll finds Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan still popular; though support is declining
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after a forceful denunciation of the demonstrations in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and an even more forceful police operation to clear the protesters, is still popular with 53.5 percent public support, according to a new poll. That makes his approval rating one of the highest among European heads of state.
Zukunftsvisionen: Gefangen im Plebs-Net zwischen elektronischen Mauern
uf den ersten Blick mag die Überschrift noch futuristisch anmuten, bei einer kritischen Betrachtung hingegen lässt sich relativ gut erkennen wohin die Reise gehen könnte. Mit IPv6 und CleanIT ließe sich relativ gut bestimmen wer in welchem Netz surft und wer eben nicht. Der normale Anwender wäre nicht in der Lage das zu umgehen und sehr wahrscheinlich, hätte er nicht einmal Kenntnis davon.
Das Bild des Tages kommt aus der Türkei.
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Das Interview von Assad in der FAZ. Lieber selbst lesen, bevor wieder die Stille Post anfängt
http://t.co/Xva7FDFDBE
Rouhani für weiteren Verbleib von Präsident Assad im Amt
„Das Schicksal Syriens liegt in den Händen des syrischen Volkes und nur das Volk selbst kann dieses Problem lösen. Wir sind gegen eine Einmischung von außen und dagegen, dass einige Länder Syrien unter Druck setzen“, so Rouhani.
Rohani: Only Syrian people to decide their future
He added that Iran backs all countries of the world for security and stability to be restored to Syria.
“What concerns the Iranian people is foreign inference in the Syrian domestic affairs, which has to stop,“ Rohani said, adding that “the Syrian government is legitimate and legal and has to stay in place until elections are held.“
Boris Johnson: Don‘t arm the Syria maniacs
Boris Johnson warns that arming the Syrian rebels would be disastrous, adding to tough warnings from Vladimir Putin, the Archbishop of York and an ex-Army leader.
Spenden-Gala bei Günther Jauch: Reichen 8 Milliarden Euro nicht?
Gestern Abend drehte sich in der ARD-Sendung alles um die Opfer der Flutkatastrophe. Mehrere Prominente nahmen am Telefon Geldspenden entgegen. Der ARD scheint unserer Regierung nicht zu trauen. Denn diese sagte bereits Tage zuvor Hilfsgelder in Höhe von 8 Milliarden Euro zu.
First shipment of liquid natural gas from Angola sent to Brazil
Brazil was the destination of the first ever shipment of liquid natural gas from Angola, produced by Angola LNG at its processing unit in Soyo, Cabinda province, which plans to have Asian countries amongst its main customers.
Ethiopian Telecom Corporation or Tele-corruporation?
That WB report made a number of recommendations to combat corruption including, “strengthening links with civil society and the private sector to identify critical areas relating to corruption”, “elimination of excessive regulation”, “promotion of competitive market conditions and greater transparency”, and facilitation of “dialogue among Parliament, Civil Service, Civil Society, the Private Sector, the Media, the government, the Chamber of Commerce, other members of the business community, and civil society on implementing the anti-corruption program and developing complementary activities.”
Rohani: Iran-US ties must be based on mutual respect
Iran‘s president-elect Hassan Rohani said during his first press conference held on June 17 that his country plans to have good relations with all countries.
Answering a questiong regarding possibility of dicret talks between Tehran and Washington, Rohani said that Iran-US ties must be based on mutual respect.